Don't the Braves feel like a natural fit for Corey Dickerson? Tons of pitching prospect in the Atlanta system, and the Braves are desperate for young, controllable hitters.

Dave Cameron

12:02

Dickerson doesn't strike me as their kind of player, honestly. I'd imagine if they're going to give up arms, they'd rather do it for a guy with more upside.

Tripping Olney

12:02

Did you read Buster Olney's article, where he basically said that your article on teams tanking is way off base, and everyone within the industry thinks it's a serious problem?

Dave Cameron

12:03

I did not. I did read the numerous messages I got from people within the industry thanking me for the piece I wrote on Monday, though, so I'm pretty sure not everyone in the industry thinks its a serious problem.

Bubba

12:03

Mets or Nats? Do you think it'll be a close race?

Dave Cameron

12:03

It's a coin flip at this point, and probably comes down to pitcher health.

Ulysses

12:04

Fowler or Jackson a better fit for the White Sox?

Dave Cameron

12:05

Fowler's better, but the draft pick and the expected price difference probably makes Jackson a better deal, especially since they need more than one more player. SS/SP also need attention.

Guest

12:06

What do you think about Doug Fister to the Astros? He fits the bill perfectly of guys who know how to pitch but dont throw it hard. Brett Strom has worked miracles with McHugh/Keuchel the last 2 years, and if he sucks Feldman is a fine number 5 guy. Seems like a no lose situation for the Stros to me

Dave Cameron

12:06

Agreed, but the huge velo loss and DL trip probably mean that the medicals are going to be the key issue for any signing team, and we don't know what those look like.

groucho

12:07

What MLB team do you think would be the most likely to relocate going forward?

Dave Cameron

12:07

It would have to be the A's, right?

Travis

12:08

How much merit do you put into the idea that players "will see better pitches" based on who is hitting around them in the lineup and therefore will be expected to have better production? It seems we hear this a lot (but not exclusively) about #2 hitters. I'm particularly talking about Justin Upton moving to the Tigers lineup where speculation is that he will hit #2 ahead of Cabrera. Do the stats back this up in baseball?

Dave Cameron

12:09

Protection is a myth, and the whole premise fails once you think about it logically. If pitching a #2 hitter because you're scared of the #3 hitter allows the #2 hitter to get on base more often, then it's having the exact opposite impact of the supposed plan, and pitchers would stop doing it.

Paul

12:10

What do you think of Yasiel Puig?

Dave Cameron

12:10

My guess is he's peaked.

Mike_C

12:10

There are rumors that the Braves already have a handshake agreement in place with International Free Agent Kevin Maitan, which is a violation of the rules. Why isn't the MLB investigating this?

Dave Cameron

12:11

Every team has agreements in place well before July 2nd. Do you think those deals that are announced within a few hours of the calendar flipping to July 2 are negotiated from scratch that day?

Mike_C

12:12

There appears to be more support for the National League adopting the DH every year. Which season do you see it finally happening?

Dave Cameron

12:12

I bet it gets phased in during the next CBA negotiations. So maybe 2019 or something.

Matt

12:12

Hey Dave, what are the types of moves the Braves should try to complete to finish off the rebuild? Something like Teheran for Benintendi, Brian Johnson, and Vazquez?

Dave Cameron

12:13

Well, sure, if they could trade a mediocre pitcher for an insane package of talent in return, they should do that. But the Red Sox would have to mix heroin and cocaine with some pop rocks and dr pepper in order to agree to that.

Jake McGee

12:14

Is Corey Dickerson actually good, or a product of Coors? He has a career 165 wRC+ at home, and 89 on the road.

Dave Cameron

12:14

There's plenty of evidence that playing at Coors messes up your road performance. You shouldn't judge COL hitters by their road stats.

Mike_C

12:15

Jason Heyward opts out of his deal following the 2018 season. The Braves looking to make a push for the 2019 NL East crown and flush with new stadium money, bring Heyward back home with an 8 year deal. How much of a fantasy land am I living in right now?

Dave Cameron

12:15

I don't see the Braves ever acquiring Heyward again.

Drew

12:15

Is the park adjustment for wRC+/ERA-/FIP- only for the home stadium? A la if one pitcher pitches in Coors and another from the same rotation doesn't, they'll still have the same park factor applied?

Dave Cameron

12:15

Correct.

The Boat

12:16

Do the Pirates need another starter? If so (and it seems that they do), why did they ditch Morton for salary relief? Will the $8 million he was owed buy something better than the back-end starter that Morton was?

Dave Cameron

12:17

They feel like the obvious landing spot for Latos, right?

Dale

12:17

400M for Harper is quite insane. I wouldn't put all my eggs in one basket.

Dave Cameron

12:17

It's insanely low. He's worth a lot more than that.

Bork

12:18

With the weak FA class next year, if Strasburg maintains status quo, what kind of contract do you think he'll be looking at?

Dave Cameron

12:18

8/$200M, something like that.

Marc

12:19

How do you feel about the prediction that Niese will have a better 2016 than Happ?

Dave Cameron

12:19

I could see that. Niese has been underrated for a while now.

The Dude of NY

12:19

Why are so many people acting as if it's a forgone conclusion that Cespedes opts-out of his contract (assuming he stays healthy)? If he has the 2.6 WAR season Steamer projects him to have, he'd be crazy to opt out of his deal, right?

Dave Cameron

12:20

He'd be walking away from 2/$50M, so even with a mediocre year, he could probably get a larger total guarantee on a longer deal if he was willing to take a lower AAV.

Jay

12:21

Thoughts on if there is actually anything going to happen between the Cubs and Rays? Constant talk about a match of hitting for pitching. Cubs could use Odorizzi.